Enterprise Architect - AI

Location: Company Description: Crown Equipment Corporation is a leading innovator in world-class forklift and material handling equipment and technology. As one of the world’s largest lift truck manufacturers, we are committed to providing the customer with the safest, most efficient and ergonomic lift truck possible to lower their total cost of ownership. Job Posting External Primary Responsibilities Collaborate with organizational stakeholders and internal colleagues to determine business goals and objectives related to AI and digital capabilities. Recommend and participate in the analysis, evaluation, and development of long-term strategic plans to ensure architectural objectives are consistent with the enterprise’s long-term business strategies and goals. Design, govern, and maintain AI architectures, platforms, integration patterns, and reference models that align with enterprise standards. Create and maintain architecture models and documentation that reflect the Company’s business goals and strategies, including three-to-five-year target-state architectures. Define data storage, metadata management, model lifecycle management, and usage rights for persistent data and AI assets, and establish appropriate data and AI governance. Document gaps between current-state and target-state architectures and establish plans—including qualitative assessments of effort, cost, duration, and risk—to close those gaps. Collaborate with software development, data, and AI teams to review solution objectives and constraints and determine conformance with enterprise and AI architecture standards. Participate in and facilitate Architecture Working Groups supporting AI and enterprise architecture evolution. Analyze the viability of the enterprise and AI architecture in the context of expected organizational and technological change. Identify opportunities to improve AI-enabled systems to better support current and future business goals, improve scalability, and reduce cost or complexity. Determine and support build-versus-buy decisions for AI platforms, tools, and services. Establish and foster strong relationships with business leaders, technology teams, vendors, and service providers. Provide governance and oversight for the full AI solution lifecycle, including data preparation, model development, validation, deployment, monitoring, and retirement, without assuming responsibility for delivery execution or operational ownership. Implement and enforce responsible AI controls and ensure compliance with security, privacy, regulatory, audit, and ethical standards. Publish and maintain architecture standards, guidelines, and documentation, ensuring the technical community understands and adheres to the approved enterprise and AI architecture direction. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, data science, or a related field 8+ years of related experience in enterprise architecture, AI/ML engineering, data engineering, or large-scale solution architecture Experience designing and governing enterprise-scale AI and data-driven systems Familiarity with architecture governance, security, privacy, and compliance frameworks Non-degree candidates may be considered with equivalent experience consistent with Company standards. Preferred Qualifications Deep hands-on experience with AI/ML engineering, MLOps/LLMOps, and AI platform orchestration Strong cloud, data, integration (API), and security architecture skills Experience modeling architectures across business, information, application, data, AI, and technical layers Experience evaluating emerging technologies and leading proofs of concept Strong analytical, communication, leadership, and collaborative skills, with the ability to balance detailed analysis and big-picture thinking This is a hybrid remote position. A reasonable driving commute (1-2 hours) of the New Bremen, OH location is necessary. Relocation assistance is available. Work Authorization: Crown will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire. No agency calls please. Compensation and Benefits: Crown offers an excellent wage and benefits package for full-time employees including Health/Dental/Vision/Prescription Drug Plan, Flexible Benefits Plan, 401K Retirement Savings Plan, Life and Disability Benefits, Paid Parental Leave, Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation, Tuition Reimbursement, and much more. EOE Veterans/Disabilities Nearest Major Market: Lima Nearest Secondary Market: Findlay Job Segment: IT Architecture, Developer, Information Technology, Solution Architect, Compliance, Technology, Legal